Keys is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. A 19th Century Cottage.
Keys
- WRENN ID
- hushed-fireplace-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- 19th Century
- Address
- Keys, Witney Street, Burford, OX18 4RX
- OS grid reference
- SP 253 121
- Coordinates
- 51.80742, -1.63399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Keys is a cottage that underwent mid-19th century remodelling of its 17th century structure. It is built of rubble with a Cotswold stone roof and features a 20th century chimney on the right side. The cottage stands two storeys tall, making it taller than the neighbouring cottages. On the first floor, there are two large 16-pane sash windows, while on the ground floor, there is a large sash window to the right, set within a moulded wood architrave. To the left, there is a door and shop window that share a single lintel. The façade shows evidence of earlier openings. At the rear, there is an L-plan extension.
Local climate
Keys receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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